Ethereum Prepares for Homestead: The Network’s First Production-Ready Upgrade Arrives
The Ethereum network is on the verge of its most significant milestone since launch. After months of development and testing, […]
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Bank of England Deputy Governor Champions Blockchain as Revolutionary Financial Infrastructure in Landmark LSE Address
On March 2, 2016, Bank of England Deputy Governor Ben Broadbent delivered a groundbreaking speech at the London School of
Five Blockchains, Forty Banks: R3 CEV’s Enterprise Trial Puts Distributed Ledger Tech Head-to-Head
The blockchain industry is witnessing a pivotal moment as R3 CEV, the New York-based fintech innovation company, completes what it
G20 Shanghai Summit Marks a Watershed Moment as Global Regulators Turn Attention to Blockchain Technology
The weekend of February 27, 2016, may well be remembered as the moment blockchain technology graduated from a niche curiosity
Bitcoin Block 400,000: A Network Milestone That Signals Maturation of Blockchain Infrastructure
The Architecture On February 25, 2016, the Bitcoin network achieved a landmark that few could have predicted when Satoshi Nakamoto
Hong Kong Consensus Meeting Brings Bitcoin Miners and Developers to the Table as New Research Exposes Scaling Limits
The Core Concept On February 20, 2016, a pivotal closed-door meeting takes place in Hong Kong that brings together Bitcoin
Ethereum’s Homestead Approach: How the Second Major Protocol Upgrade Reshapes Blockchain Architecture
The Architecture Ethereum stands at a pivotal inflection point in February 2016 as it prepares for Homestead, the network’s second
Decred Mainnet Goes Live With Revolutionary Stakeholder Governance Built Into Consensus
The Core Concept On February 7, 2016, a new cryptocurrency project called Decred released its mainnet binaries under version 0.0.1,
Bitcoin Drops Below $380 as Developer Exit Sparks Sell-Off Across Early Crypto Markets
TL;DR Bitcoin fell to $380.29 on January 28, 2016, down over 11% from the start of the month Mike Hearn’s
Bitcoin Classic Emerges as New Contender in the Block Size War — What It Means for the Network
TL;DR Bitcoin Classic launched as a new client proposing a 2 MB block size increase, splitting from both Bitcoin Core